Tennis Weekly

We've returned! Joel, Kim and Chris are back with a bang to round up the past week on tour, with Team Europe clinching the Laver Cup in last-ditch fashion from Team World, Rafa Nadal confirmed for the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga this November, and a host of Asian Swing tournaments to wrap up, including a win for retro Marin Cilic and a trophy on home turf for Shang Juncheng in Chengdu. Coaching cha...

After two plus decades on the ATP Tour, Andy Murray has finally hung up his tennis racket (is someone cutting onions nearby?). So what better way to celebrate the moment by joining Joel and Chris at Tennis Weekly HQ to take a look back and reflect on his defining moments and achievements in this Tennis Weekly Top Ten. From Grand Slam delights to Olympic gold medals and everything in between - incl...

The US Open 2024 Finals are upon us! After a fortnight of thrills, spills and few a shock along the way, Joel, Kim and Chris are back to look back at the men’s and women’s singles finals. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka have made it two hard court slams from two this year, with straight sets victories over first time American finalists Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula respectively. The trio delve...

Semis, semis, semis and there was a bit of everything on show at the US Open - including a bit of Jack Draper vom on the tennis court. That aside, it was Jannik Sinner who reached his first Grand Slam final in Flushing Meadows with a straight sets victory over the Brit in conditions that pushed both competitors to the limit. And the Italian will go on to face Taylor Fritz who became the first Amer...

The Americans are coming for a US Open title with 4 American players into the last 4 across the men’s and women’s events. Could it be an all American double and one of Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe taking home the title along with Jessica Pegula or Emma Navarro?  Trying to stop the American party in New York is World Number 1 Jannik Sinner who got his revenge over Daniil Medvedev for his Wi...

Joel and Kim are back to catch up on the 4th round action from Flushing Meadows, New York, as the Quarter Final line ups start to take shape. With Britain’s Jack Draper through in seamless fashion, Americans Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz giving home fans something to shout about, and Sacha Zverev still on course for a maiden slam win, the Final 8 is shaping up nicely. Meanwhile, in the ladies dr...

The second week is set at the US Open in Flushing Meadows, without Novak Djokovic or Carlos Alcaraz. Words we never thought we would be saying! Alexei Popyrin got his revenge after losing to Novak Djokovic twice at slams already this year. This means Novak Djokovic is without a slam for the first time since 2017 and the first time since 2002 that one of the Big 3 have not won a slam.  Now tha...

Joel and Kim are here to catch up on the second round action from Flushing Meadows in New York City, with the US Open now well underway in the hot, hot heat. Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton have made their way through to setting up a highly anticipated US Open rematch in the 3rd round after their comfortable wins in the round of 64. Meanwhile, top seeds Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner safely progr...

Kim and Chris catch up on the opening round’s action from Flushing Meadows, as the US Open gets underway in New York. With comfortable wins for defending Champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff, former Champion Naomi Osaka delighting fans with a stylish win over Jelena Ostapenko, and Danielle Collins refusing her retirement ceremony after a first round loss, there is plenty of action to sink our t...

Joel, Kim and Chris are back to preview the US Open, which very excitingly gets underway this coming Monday, on the courts of Flushing Meadows. The trio are here to give their legendary Tennis Weekly quarter by quarter preview and predictions, as well as announcing the player picks for the latest edition of Collect A Set. With Novak Djokovic fresh off the back of an Olympic Gold and Jannik Sinner...

The tennis world is in a state of SHOCK... as it's announced World Number 1 Jannik Sinner has escaped a drugs ban after two failed tests earlier in the year. Join Joel and Chris as they react to this bombshell news that has rocked the ATP Tour as they get to grips with what it means, how the locker room have reacted (Nick Kyrgios has unsurprisingly not held back!), what will tennis fans think and...

Tennis Weekly Podcast! It’s time to talk tennis and unpack all the events from the National Bank Canadian Open (Tournoi de tennis du Canada) on the ATP and WTA Tour which saw Alexi Popyrin a surprise winner of his maiden Masters 1000 title in Montreal, upsetting Andrey Rublev in the final. Popyrin was the first Australian Masters 1000 winner since Lleyton Hewitt in 2003!  On the women’s side...

Joel, Kim and Chris are back together to catch up on all the tennis action from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Novak Djokovic finally completed a career Golden Slam by winning a much coveted Gold Medal in a rematch of last month's Wimbledon Final against Carlos Alcaraz. Meanwhile, Britain’s Andy Murray finally drew the curtains on his tennis career after bowing out alongside Dan Evans in the dou...

With the Olympics in full flow, France and Roland Garros is firmly in the spotlight for tennis. And one of the leading names in French tennis is supercoach Patrick Mouratoglou who has mentored the likes of Serena Williams, Grigor Dimitrov and Laura Robson and many others over his career to date. In this episode, Joel took the time to sit down with Coach Mouratoglou for a wide ranging chat on the t...

It's the Rafael Nadal 'Rafa' Special! Kim, Alina and Chris are here to bring you all the conversation and talking points with 22 time grand slam champion, Rafael Nadal from the Nordea Open in Bastad. This includes the short but sweet 'Ruudal' partnership, Rafa's 4 hour epic against Navone, his Olympic excitement to play with Carlos Alcaraz as well as looking to his future and his potential US Open...

The Wimbledon ballot is here again! It's time for another Tennis Weekly Diaries and this time it's a biggie - our first ever Grand Slam... Wimbledon! Join Joel, Kim and Chris as they offer everyone thinking about taking a trip to SW19 their infinite grass pearls of wisdom and knowledge from going to The Championships as fans over the last two decades plus. This includes hot tips on how to master T...

It’s the final episode from Tennis Weekly as the Wimbledon fortnight draws to a close, and Joel, Kim and Chris are back together to dissect the Men’s Singles Final which saw Carlos Alcaraz dominate Novak Djokovic to successfully defend his Wimbledon title. In a comprehensive straight sets victory, Alcaraz delighted fans on Centre Court, outclassing Djokovic to do the rare Roland Garros and Wimbled...

Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final Day at Wimbledon 2024 which saw Barbora Krejcikova pick up her second Grand Slam singles title, conquering the grass of SW19. With a gritty three set win over rising Italian star Jasmine Paolini, Krejcikova became the 5th Czech women’s Wimbledon Champion in history and the seventh first time winner of the Venus Rosewater dish in a row. Britain’s Henry Patten also cli...

And there we have it... Novak Djokovic versus Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon once again is ON! Joel and Kim catch up on the Men’s Singles semi finals which saw both Carlitos and Djokovic make their way through to set up a repeat of last year’s thrilling Final. Novak Djokovic has defied the skeptics and reached his 6th consecutive Wimbledon Final just weeks after knee surgery, dispatching first time s...

It's women’s semi-finals day at Wimbledon! And what a treat it was served up on Centre Court as Donna Vekic and Jasmine Paolini played the longest women’s semi in Wimbledon history, and Barbora Krejcikova knocked out 2022 Champion Elena Rybakina. Jasmine Paolini won a titanic tussle with Donna Vekic in a final set tie break to make her second straight Slam final, whilst Barbora Krejcikova will be...

Joel and Kim catch up on day 10 at Wimbledon, which saw the sun come out again and showers clear but also disappointment for Alex de Minaur who had to withdrew ahead of his quarter final against Novak Djokovic, giving the 7 time Champ a free pass into the semi finals. Meanwhile, Italian tennis shows its current strength and depth with Lorenzo Musetti joining Jasmine Paolini in the semi final line...

The dream Wimbledon semi-final of Sinner vs Alcaraz is OFF. Jannik Sinner was struck down by sickness but battled on to lose a tightly fought 5 setter against iron man Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev winning another 5 setter and reversing the Australian Open result that left him heartbroken in January. He will face Carlos Alcaraz who just keeps getting better and better. He hit scary heights of form in...

Drama was the dish of the day at Wimbledon and it was best served on Centre Court. We saw Novak Djokovic “disrespected” by the Centre Court crowd, or was he? Were they chanting Rune or “booo” either way the 7 time Champion believed it crossed a line.  Taylor Fritz became the latest player to defeat Sasha Zverev in 5 sets when he came from two sets to love down to win. His girlfriend, the most...

We hear exclusively from Emma Raducanu on that Judy Murray tweet and telling Andy Murray she was pulling out of the doubles, Lulu Sun on qualifying, Carlos Alcaraz and Donna Vekic as the first week of Wimbledon draws to a close. Kim and Chris wrap up the action from Day 7 of The Championships, as the 4th round action gets underway on a day filled with sunshine and showers. Emma Raducanu bowed out...

More rain at Wimbledon on Day 7 and the showers swept aside world number 1, Iga Swiatek, as she fell to unseeded Yulia Putinseva in three sets. We hear from her in press about whether she will consider playing a warm up tournament next year. Djokovic survived another grand slam four set tussle, this time against Alexi Popyrin in a repeat of their Australian Open clash. Djokovic seems to be improvi...